Maine’s David Woods (York, Maine/York) and Hana Pelletier (Belgrade, Maine/Messalonskee) have been named the America East men's and women’s Cross Country Performers of the Week, respectively. The awards were announced Tuesday (September 26).(Week 3 recap)
Woods took first place in the meet against New Hampshire on Friday afternoon on the Maine Cross Country course. He won the race by 11 seconds over Rodolfo Crispin of UNH as Woods ran the 8,000 meters in 26:14. It marked the third straight week a Black Bear has won the individual title at a meet, with all three won by different runners.
Pelletier also took first place in the meet against New Hampshire, winning by 53 seconds on the 5,000 meter course over the second place finisher. She finished in 18:46 as Maine won the meet 19 to 37, taking the top three spots overall.